Episode guide
Becker: Season 5
22 episodes · premiered Oct 6, 2002
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- Episode 1: Someone's In The Kitchen with Reggie? Oct 6, 2002 · 23m Becker spends the night with Reggie, but whilst trying to sneak out of the diner, Jake discovers him and finds out everything. Becker decides to dump Chris, and when she comes to the diner…
- Episode 2: Do the Right Thing Oct 13, 2002 · 23m John tries desperately to persuade Chris that he chose to be with her before he learned that Reggie was leaving town, but Chris doesn't believe him. Also, Jake and Bob decide to follow in…
- Episode 3: L.A. Woman Oct 20, 2002 · 23m Neighbors John and Chris do whatever they can to annoy each other, from smoking cigars to using a sander at 4 A.M. to strip a floor; Linda pretends she is from L.A. to impress a new guy…
- Episode 4: And The Heartbeat Goes On Oct 27, 2002 · 23m A grumpy patient who claims he's dying insists that John visit him in the hospital every night. Also, Bob accidentally sees Chris naked in her apartment, but what really upsets her is that…
- Episode 5: The Grand Gesture Nov 3, 2002 · 23m John becomes jealous when Chris turns down his offer to watch a movie with him and instead goes out with another man. Later, in an awkward attempt to show Chris his true feelings, John…
- Episode 6: The 100th Nov 17, 2002 · 23m John gets jealous and lies to a friend who expresses interest in Chris by telling him that she is gay. Unfortunately, the man acts on John's information and sets Chris up with a lesbian…
- Episode 7: Papa Does Preach Nov 24, 2002 · 23m Jim Reynolds is a soft-spoken, likable man whom John is treating for high cholesterol. But Jim's condition is worsening because he isn't taking his medication. The reason: One of his three…
- Episode 8: Atlas Shirked Dec 1, 2002 · 23m Becker's desperately trying to figure out what happened to the atlas he ordered from a door to door high school student; Chris is an over giver; Bob plans his mother's funeral.
- Episode 9: Blind Injustice Dec 8, 2002 · 23m Jake begins to believe that his blindness makes him less of a person. The feeling sets in after he allows a crook carrying cash from Chris's register to walk right past him and out of the…
- Episode 10: Chris-Mess Dec 15, 2002 · 23m Chris gets jealous when she hears from John that he is dating an editor at a leading magazine and is going to spend Christmas with her in Vermont. Also: Bob fears that a street-corner…
- Episode 11: Once Upon a Time Jan 5, 2003 · 23m Margaret looks back 10 years to her first meeting with John, when she persuaded him to hire her and keep his practice open instead of closing shop and returning to Boston. Meanwhile, Bob…
- Episode 12: Bad to the Bone Feb 2, 2003 · 23m Jake and Bob misinterpret one of Chris's phone conversations and assume that she and John are sleeping together. At the office, John tries to persuade a promiscuous teen to use condoms.
- Episode 13: But I've Got Friends I Haven't Used Yet Feb 9, 2003 · 23m Becker's old college roommate Rick Cooper, a recovering alcoholic, comes to town to make amends; but John was unaware until now that Rick was the one behind the misdeeds he confesses…
- Episode 14: The Pain in the Neck Feb 16, 2003 · 23m John gets upset when a patient refuses to take any more medication because he believes God is healing him through prayer. At the diner, Bob brags that he is part Native American and tries…
- Episode 15: Nightmare on Becker Street Mar 2, 2003 · 23m John is stalked by an elderly but frisky neighbor (Betty Garrett) who is determined to make him her man. Also: Linda decides to tell her boyfriend (Shawn Christian), who thinks she lives…
- Episode 16: The Job Feb 9, 2003 · 23m Fed up with his practice, John applies for a research position in Baltimore, without telling his friends. His suspicious behavior then leads them to believe he's either sick or on drugs.
- Episode 17: Thank You for Not Smoking Mar 16, 2003 · 23m John feels like climbing the walls after Chris bans smoking from the diner and Margaret won't let him light up in the office. Elsewhere, Bob convinces Jake that Amanda is cheating on him…
- Episode 18: Amanda Moves Out Mar 30, 2003 · 23m Becker's in withdrawal from cigarettes and driving everybody crazy; Jake's girlfriend leaves him for a deliveryman; Chris awaits her delivery of Supersculpt Leave-In Hair Conditioner.
- Episode 19: Ms. Fortune Apr 6, 2003 · 23m A palm reader turns up at the diner and, much to his own dismay, Becker gets caught up in the excitement and lets her take a look at his palm. Inspired by the psychic, Linda invests her…
- Episode 20: Mr. and Ms. Conception Apr 13, 2003 · 23m John gets frustrated when a childless couple who come to him for advice on getting pregnant misconstrue everything he says. Elsewhere, Chris flirts with a fire marshal to get out of a…
- Episode 21: Chris's Ex Apr 20, 2003 · 23m When Chris's all-too-friendly ex-husband unexpectedly shows up and stays at her apartment, Becker tries everything he can to keep the divorced duo apart.
- Episode 22: Daytime Believer Apr 20, 2003 · 23m John realizes he still has feelings for Chris after a series of romantic dreams about her, but he fears she doesn't feel the same way about him. Meanwhile, Linda lives in fear that…